Chapter 10

No Matter What

The tall, darkly dressed dangerous looking gentleman approached Cain as he sat on the sidelines observing his sister's scene. A look of shock came to the young man's face and his eyes closed as he nodded in agreement to something.

The petite blonde circled the groggy well built young man with a predatory smile. Her small hands ran through his dark hair and tightly took hold forcing him to look into her cold molten silver eyes.

"You know who killed my Jackie. Don't you?" She purred into his ear as her grip on his hair tightened.

He groaned groggily and tried to struggle from his bindings.

"Ah, Ah. You haven't answered my question yet." She said sweetly as she roughly released her grip.

"He's... He's a cop.." He quietly told her.

"I know that idiot!" She screamed with a crazed look on her face and slapped him. "Ahh, I'm sorry.." Her expression quickly changed to regret. "I hope it didn't hurt." She caressed the red mark her hand had made. "But you do know it's really your fault." Her voice turned low as she straddled herself on his lap. Her razor-sharp dagger traced a line down his young face, leaving a thin line of blood behind. "I promise to make it quick if you tell me." She cooed as she ran her tongue over the blood trail she had created.

"Martin..His name is Detective Martin." He spat out.

"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?" She chirped sweetly and patted him on the head.

"What are you going to do with me?" anxiety filled his body and spilled into his voice.

"Hmm, I'm going to need to think about that." She told him with a far off look while tapping her delicate index finger lightly on her lower lip. "For now, I think I'll just let you rest here." She finished as she put the ball-gag into his mouth and left locking the door behind her, leaving the drugged man sitting in the dark, locked room alone.

"CUT!" Konoe's voice rang out through the studio. "Great job Heel-chan! Another wonderful scene!" He called out excitedly while checking the play-back.

The first thing Kyoko noticed was Lory standing next to Ren and then she noticed the worried look they both had shot her way as she approached.

"Uncle, what are you doing here?" Setsuka asked. The overwhelming scent of worry slammed into her like a high speed truck.

"Kyoko.. Your mother was in an accident. She's in critical condition." He whispered.

"No.." She croaked out and fell to her knees. Ren rushed to her and quickly wrapped her in his arms.

"It's okay, Babe. Shh. It'll be okay." He comforted her.

"I'll go speak to the director for you." Lory patted Ren on the back.

Ren scooped Kyoko into his arms, cradling her closely to him and left.

In the background all Murasame heard was, "Kyoko...car... critical condition. Ren... taking... Time off." He watched as the dangerous Cain Heel walked away with his fragile sister cradled in his arms, tears streaming from her closed eyes, staining the porcelain skin of her flawless cheeks.

"Cain and Setsuka-chan are going to be taking a little time off for a family emergency. So, we'll do the scenes that don't require them until they return." Director Konoe announced pulling Murasame from his reverie. He nodded and quietly returned to his seat, pulled his phone from his pocket and began to search the internet for the two names that sounded so familiar to him.

"What is this?.." He whispered in shock as his phone was bombarded with article after article of Tsuruga Ren and Kyouko's secret romance that had been speculated on for at least two years. After searching through page after page of candid photos and many fan-sites later, he came to the conclusion that the dangerous siblings had to be two out of the three of his favorite actors, his first Hizuri Kuu, second Kyouko, and third Tsuruga Ren. Shock hit him like a bowling ball to the chest and the guilt from his behavior washed over him like a tsunami of mud.

"Kuon, I can't. A good actor and true professional does not allow even a death to effect their job." She insisted as she tried to convince him to allow her to return to the studio.

"No, a stupid, stubborn man that doesn't want to show weakness to the girl he's in love with, tells her that so she'll let him continue working instead of staying home sick and taking care of himself." He sighed in defeat, telling her the true reason behind his statement.

She shook her head and smiled, "Silly, I would never think you're weak." her small, soft hand caressed away his shame and her light kiss sealed his wound of stupidity.

"Let's go see your mother." He lightly kissed her palm. "Boss said he would inform Director Konoe of the circumstances."

She nodded and they left the hotel room to board the limousine waiting to shuttle them to the hospital where Mogami Saena had been taken.

She looked so small and fragile as she lay on the bed with tubes going into her bruised and broken body. Cuts and bruises marred her face, bandages covered her hands and arms along with IVs pumping in fluids and needed blood. A worried blonde dressed conservatively with a long braid down her back and her smartly dressed male companion camped at her bedside, he would occasionally leave to retrieve food or, drinks for his little queen and then return dutifully to her side to comfort her. Three days they would wait. Three days, orderlies and nurses would come and go. Three days, doctors would read charts and check reflexes and three days one man would come in and quietly check on the broken form, kiss her forehead and wipe tears from his eyes then leave.

"Toudou-san... She'll be okay." Kyoko told him in a tired voice trying to console the worried man.

"Thank you Kyoko-chan. I know, it's just..." He nervously stammered.

"It's okay. I know." She smiled. "I'll call when she wakes up." She rose and hugged him. "She's going to be okay." He nodded then quietly left.

"Kyoko, is everything okay." Ren asked as he entered the room.

She nodded.

"Was that...?" He paused thinking he was broaching a delicate subject.

"Oh.. no, that was my mother's... associate." She smiled gently. Ren got the message. So, not her father but, someone close. He placed the sandwiches and drinks on a small table and rubbed the kinks out of her sore shoulders. "I brought lunch." He whispered with a smile.

"Thank you, Ren." She looked to him with tired eyes. "You really don't have to stay."

"I don't have to, but I do want to." He told her gently as he unwrapped her sandwich and opened her drink. "Now.. eat something." He sat next to her and took a bite of his own meal.

"I love you." She then took a bite from hers and forced it down with her drink. Never thought he would need to remind me to eat, she giggled inwardly at the situation.

On day four, a groggy and pain ridden Mogami Saena would awaken to her stunningly beautiful daughter and her equally stunning male companion. She smiled at the sleeping couple.

"Toudou-kun?" She whispered weakly.

"They've been here every day from the beginning." He smiled and kissed her forehead. "I'll go get the doctor." He rose and left, allowing her to silently observe the radiant couple that quietly slept in each other's arms.